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Want to make some ekes because I’m bored! What is the best thickness of plywood 6mm, 9mm or thicker?

Went out for walk this morning. List is getting longer. in gardens camelias (been out since December) Mimosa tree Hellebores Daffodils Snowdrops In hedges Campion Primrose Speedwell Dandelion Gorse 🙈

Think 11 and a dummy is the way to go. Thank you all

Thank you. More woodwork now to make the dummy boards 😁

Hi, Getting ready for first season. I have decided to go with wooden national hives and making up some DN4 frames. looks like I can fit 12 frames in the brood box. Am I better to run 11 and a dummy or stick to 12? cheers BE

Like the sound of that. Guess her boxes can be made to fit national frames. Will give it a go. Did you put traps near the existing hives?

Thanks. Yes can expand on the site to fur or five hives which would be my maximum

Took some searching but luckily I found the chairman of the Cornish black bee association😂

Thank you. Hoping to get my first colony in April. Will update when they arrive.

Worst thing about dogs is the never last long enough. lost my boy last may. Still look for him when I come home.

Thank you both. I used to use it in woodworking so did wonder.

Is that apibioxil or pure oxalic acid? Will the pure stuff sublimate OK?

Thanks for everyone’s input. My Maisie’s order of second cedar hive arrived yesterday. Bit of woodwork for those dark wet evenings ahead.

If you research it there are some strong beekeeping followers in Canada who swear by it. I was only ever going to use it in pine if I went down that route but many on here have suggested the English Cedar is a better option. That is unless I get six numbers tomorrow then it’s WRC all the way😂😂

I did look at that but when I priced it out it was not much different.

Thanks , this is the wood treatment I was thinking of using https://www.harrodhorticultural.com/eco-wood-treatment-pid8674.html

I was warned off by local bee keepers as there had been some EFB nearby over the last season.

This has been said before but I’ve looked into it and spoken to local bee keepers. As I live in Cornwall we get very few frosts and do t see the extreme temperature changes in other parts of the country. It does rain a lot though🙈 My big issue is cleaning them. Looking at videos they need...

Hi, Just starting out and collecting equipment for next spring. Decided on National wooden hives but cannot afford western cedar hives. Is there much to choose between the cheap hives on STB or the British Cedar hives from Thornes? I’m planning to preserve which ever hive with ECO wood...

I meant buckfast bees sorry not black ones like our hard working Cornish ones😂